Coronavirus cases in Gujarat cross 7,000 taking death toll to 425

Since Wednesday, there have been 388 new cases and 29 deaths due to the infection, said the Principal Health Secretary.

People wait at the Ahmedabad civil hospital | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Ahmedabad: With 388 persons testing positive since previous night, 275 of them in Ahmedabad district, the number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat reached 7,013 on Thursday, a senior health official said.

Since Wednesday night, 29 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll due to coronavirus in the state to 425, said Principal Secretary, Health, Jayanti Ravi.

Of the 388 new cases, 275 were detected in Ahmedabad district alone.

Also, 23 of 29 deaths in the state in 24 hours were reported from hospitals in Ahmedabad, followed by four deaths in Surat and one each in Mehsana and Banaskantha, Ravi said.

Gujarat coronavirus figures are thus as follows: Positive cases: 7,013, new cases: 388, deaths: 425, discharged patients: 1,709, active cases: 4,879; people tested so far: 1,00,553.